Rail bond



Patented Jan. 12, 1792.6.

UNITED s'rares JAMES F. BROWN, OF LOOI0U'l7 KENTUCKY, ASSGNOR OF ONE-'HALF TO d'. E. BELCHER,

PATENT @FMQFH OF LOOKO'UT, KENTUCKY.

RAIL BOND.

Application filed May 2, 1922,

To alt Iw/zmzi t may concern:

Be it known that I, Janus l". Brown, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lookout, in the county `of `like, State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements' in Rail Bonds; and i do hereby declare the following to be a full., clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bonding devices and par ticularly to bonding devices for mine railways, although the bond is capable of use, with equal facility and benefits, in connection with ordinary steam or electric railways.

One object of the invention is to provide a bond which will obviate the necessity of severing the bond, when the rails are to be taken up and moved to another place. In mine railways, when the rails are taken up, the bond, which consists of a single length of strand wire connected to the meet ing ends of the rails, must be cut, and then these severed ends soldered together, or an entirely new bond substituted. lith the present device the bond comprises a pair of sections having their outer ends secured to the rail ends and their inner ends detach ably secured together, so that when the rails are moved, these detachably connected ends are separated, and then rejoined, when the rails are again set up in their new location.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure l is an elevation of a pair of rail ends, showing the bond in applied position.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the sections of the bond.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the other section of the bond.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, l() and ll represent the meeting ends of a pair of rails, in connection with which the present invention is used.

Serial No. 558,008.

The bond comprises a pair of sections A und B, each formed from a plurality of strands oi' wire l0', with one end thereof embedded in a fusible block il', which block has a lateral stud l2 'for engagement in an opening in a rail end, the same being properly soldered, or fused in said opening, so that the section of the bond will be permanently connected to the rail end. '.lhe other end oi the section ifi is embedded in a block of metal 13, which has its other end formed with a longitudinal socket la, and in the side of the block, and communicating with the socket, is an opening or slot la. This socket is preferably tapered toward its inner end, for a purpose which. will presently appear.

The other end of the section B is enibedded in the larger end of a tapered plug 16, which is adapted to be wedged into the socket 14. It will be noted, upon inspection of Figure l, that the inner end of the slot 15 is disposed in such position, and the taper of the socket and plug 1 6 such that,

when the plug is within the socket, its inner` end does not extend beyond the inner end of the slot, thus providing a space within which to insert a tool for the purpose of driving out the plug, when the bond sections are to be separated.

W hat is claimed is:

As an article of manufacture, a rail bond comprising a pair of conducting cables, one end oi each of the cables having an elongated angular block formed with a laterally extending lug, the other end of one vof the cables having a cylindrical body secured thereto and extending longitudinally there from, said body having a tapered bore extending inwardly from its outer end and a laterally extending opening communicating with the bore, the other end of the other cable having a plug secured thereon, the eX ternal contour of which is in correspondence with said tapered bore.

In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature.

JAMES F. BROWN. 

